Cyber Security Vocabulary Review

Encryption is

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the illegal practice of sending emails that pretend to be from legitimate companies in the hopes that the recipient will reveal personal information such as credit card numbers.

• a process that encodes a message or data so that it can only be read by certain people. This helps protect the information.

Cyber Security can be defined as

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the practice of protecting networks, individual computers, and personal devices such as phones from malicious outside attacks.

• All of the above

• None of the above

Malware is

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the practice of protecting networks, individual computers, and personal devices such as phones from malicious outside attacks.

• a login method that only grants the user access after they have showed multiple credentials to verify their identity

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA)

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the practice of protecting networks, individual computers, and personal devices such as phones from malicious outside attacks.

• a login method that only grants the user access after they have showed multiple credentials to verify their identity

Social Engineering is

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the practice of protecting networks, individual computers, and personal devices such as phones from malicious outside attacks.

• the illegal practice of sending emails that pretend to be from legitimate companies in the hopes that the recipient will reveal personal information such as credit card numbers.

Phishing is

• a catchall term for malicious software designed to gain access to a network, which can damage data or allow hackers access to personal information.

• the use of deception to trick somebody into sharing their personal information.

• the illegal practice of sending emails that pretend to be from legitimate companies in the hopes that the recipient will reveal personal information such as credit card numbers.

• a process that encodes a message or data so that it can only be read by certain people. This helps protect the information.